Category Archives: Entertainment

CAAMFest 2025 Closing Night with the Cast of Yellow Face

Posted on May 15, 2025 by John

CAAMFest 2025 Closing Night screened a filming of the play, Yellow Face. It was a  special evening with the cast of Yellow Face in attendance after the play’s recent nomination for three Tony’s, including: Best Revival of a Play Best … Continue reading →

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San Francisco International Film Festival Premiere of ‘Isle Child’: Review and post-screening Q&A

Posted on April 30, 2025 by John

Last year at the San Francisco International Film Festival, I got to see on opening night Sean Wang’s feature length directorial debut of Didi , which premiered at Sundance earlier in 2024. At this year’s 2025 festival, I got to … Continue reading →

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Netflix Japan’s “First Love”

Posted on April 19, 2025 by tinabot

Utada Hikaru’s “First Love” was a big hit, but it was more popular within Japan itself than anywhere else in the world. It’s a testament to its indelible place in modern Japanese consciousness that an entire Netflix produced drama would … Continue reading →

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Netflix’s House of Ninjas

Posted on April 12, 2025 by tinabot

Haru Tawara (Kento Kaku) refills vendings machines for a living and lives in a run-down old Japanese home compound with his motley family. Despite his father Soichi’s (Yosuke Eguchi) claims that they are a normal Japanese family, all evidence suggests … Continue reading →

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Mayor Michelle Wu Playing Rhapsody in Blue with the Boston Pops

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Jeff

Although this concert happened last year, I  just recently saw this video of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu performing George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue on the piano with the Boston Pops orchestra. Rhapsody in Blue is a difficult piece (rated as … Continue reading →

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‘Home Court’ Now Streaming on All PBS Platforms

Posted on April 1, 2025 by John

Last year, I had the opportunity to see and review  Home Court at CAAMFest: “Ashley Chea is a Cambodian American basketball phenom. Home Court, filmed over three years, is a coming-of-age story that relays the highs and lows of her immigrant family, … Continue reading →

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The Accidental Getaway Driver

Posted on March 11, 2025 by Jeff

The Daughter asked me if I knew anything about a movie called The Accidental Getaway Driver, and I had to confess that I had never heard anything about it. Following the link she sent, I was pleasantly surprised by the … Continue reading →

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Remake of ‘The Wedding Banquet’ in Theaters on April 18th

Posted on February 4, 2025 by John

Back in December, I saw actress Joan Chen in San Francisco speaking at a special community screening of Didi, where she mentioned that she was in an upcoming remake of Ang Lee’s classic, The Wedding Banquet, that was going to be … Continue reading →

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AAPI DJs put their own Spin on Club Culture

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Mayee Yeh

As bedroom DJ Nick Cheong, better known as @nickcheo, lingered outside Los Angeles Koreatown club Catch One, excited fans asked him to take their BeReal and even for one of his American Spirits. He took each request in stride, but … Continue reading →

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Apple’s 2025 Chinese New Year Short: I Made a Mixtape for You

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Jeff

Every year, Apple releases a short film for Chinese New Year that is shot on their latest iPhone, and every year I look forward to the story that is created. This short for 2025 is called I Made a Mixtape … Continue reading →

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Ken Jeong Receives His Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Posted on December 4, 2024 by John

I’ve been woefully behind in my blogging, but I wanted to get around to writing about actor, comedian, entertainer, and fellow Duke alum like myself Ken Jeong getting his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (back on Wednesday, October … Continue reading →

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“Apt.” by Bruno Mars and Rosé considered Dangerous Earworm by Some

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Jeff

 The BBC reports that in South Korea,  Apt. by Rose and Bruno Mars is considered such an dangerous earworm by many South Korean students studying for the Suneung university placement exams that many are taking it off their playlists. … Continue reading →

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